Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-30
CITY TRUSTEES.
Proposed Cable-Street Car Line-A
Market EsfahlIxhed

Market Established.
Ten o'clock yesterday morning found all
the City Trustees in their places, ready for
the transaction of business. They werea ali
smiling and discussing the boom, evidently
proud Of their position of City Fathers,
since the boom has struck the realty and
sentprices a humping, as one remarked. in
every direction. Their smiles, however,
faded somewhat when two numerously-
signed petitions were presented, protesting
against the grading and graveling of II and
o streets. Mayor Gregory did not read the
names of the silurians who stand in the
way of local progress, but satisfied himself
with pointing out the signatures of few
prominent citizens, remarking. ="
should not think they would sign docu-
ment like this" The petitions were re-
fered to the Street Commissioner without
further comment. A couple of gentlemen
appeared to speak for the O-street remon-
STRANGE, but the document received such a
cold reception that they said not g
word, but, taking their hats, quietly wended
their way back toward their residences, per-
fectly willing to live up to their knees in
mud all winter.
VERY LIKE BOOM
If the Board felt ruffied at the bad taste,
"pennywise and pound-foolish remon-
strances referred to, they were highly elated
at what followed close upon its heels.
1t had been rumored upon the streets for
several days that the Board would be asked
to grant franchise for the construction of
a cable street railway. r. T. Devlin, who
has been one to the fore in bringing about
the appreciation of real estate values, ap-
peared before the Board SIS an attorney
representing those who desired such a
privilege. He said that this city was
greatly in need of such an enterprise; the
growth and extension of the city made it
at once profitable investment, and the
parties whom he represented proposed
commencing its construction Immediately
lie had carefully prepared an ordinance
conforming with the statutes, which he
asked the Board to pass. He represented
A. Abbott, E. K. Alsip and L. L. Lewis.
The ordinance covering the scheme grants
to the company the right to conduct the
road for a period of fifty years-having
either single or double railroad track,
with all necessary and convenient tracks for
curves, switches, turnouts, appurtenances
and appendages over and along the follow
ing streets:
ROUTE OF THE ROAD.
Commencing at point or place on Third
street, extending at or near where said
Third street extended meets the land
owned or held or used by the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company, for depot pur-
poses, and running thence along said Third
street extended out thence along Third
street to ] 4; along street to Ninth; along
Ninth street to street; along n street to
Twenty-eighth street; along Twenty-eighth
to the southern boundary of street or
the southern boundary line of said city of
Sacramento. Also, commencing at the in
tersection of j street with Ninth street and
thence along ] street to the eastern bound
airy line of Thirty-first street, or the eastern
boundary of Sacramento City, or on any
portion OF. said streets. Also, commencing
at the intersection of Ninth and N streets,
and along Ninth street to Y street and
along street to the eastern boundary line
of Thirty-frst street.
CONDITIONS OF THE GRANT
The grant of authority will be made
upon the following conditions:
l. The tracks must be constructed, as
nearly as possible, in the middle of the
street.
2. The grantees must plank, pave or
macadamize the entire length of the street
between the rails, and for two feet on each
side thereof, and between the tracks, and
keep the same constantly in repair
3. The tracks must not be more than five
feet wide within the rails, and must have a
space between them sufficient to allow the
cars to pass each other freely.
4. The rates of fare must not exceed ten
cents for one fare, nor twenty-five cents for
four fares
5. The rate of speed must not be greater
than eight miles per hour.
6. The work on said railway must be
commenced within sixty days from the
must be completed within three years
thereafter
The Trustees were highly pleased with
this scheme, and each one said he was in
favor of granting the franchise asked
However, they would refer it, as was the
custom with all ordinances, to the City At
torney for his approval. They told Mr..
Devlin that his clients could proceed with
their work, as the delay was simply a
matter of form, and the ordinance would
be passed at the next regular meeting, or
If it was desired earlier, special meetin g
would be called for its consideration.
Chief Engineer of the Water-works Will
Jams reported that during the past week
1851 600 gallons of water had been
pumped from the Sacramento river, which
is now remarkably clear, into the water
mains of the city.
Jacob Gebhert was given permission to
erect hay-scales on the east side of Twenti-
eth street, between o and p
An ordinance was passed establishing a
hay market on the public square bounded
by P, @, Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets. 1t
will be found III full among new advertise
ments this morning.
A. F. Goddard. proprietor of the hay
scales at the Plaza, appeared before the
Board and was of the opinion that the city
should pay him $3.50 for the removal of his
scales. The Trustees laughed at his propo.
sition. and passed an order requiring him
to moves his scales within six days.
Road Sprinkling.
EDS. RECORD UNION: AT meeting held
on Saturday evening, August 9th, at VIM.
Curtis, by the Lower Stockton Road I'm
provement Committee, it was decided to
appoint a commi ttee to solicit further SUBJ
scriptions for the purpose of extending the
shrinking of tha road IL heiDp the infan-